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:: Bleckley County :: 
 
County July 30, 1912 Formed 
County Seat Cochran 
Incorporated Cochran Cities 
Total Area 217.4 square miles 
History The 145th county formed in Georgia, was created in 1912 and was originally part of Pulaski county. The county was named for Georgia Supreme Court Justice Logan E. Bleckley, a poet and philosopher. 
The Middle Georgia College Museum is housed in the 1870s Pace House, home of the first president of the college. It is said to be the oldest home in Cochran. 
The county has one municipality, Cochran, the county seat. Cochran was named for Arthur E. Cochran, president of the Macon & Brunswick Railroad, who was influential in the development of the county. 
 
Points of The Ocmulgee River and Game Preserve offers fishing, boating, and Interest hunting to outdoor sports enthusiasts. The Ocmulgee Wildlife 
Management Area, shared with Twiggs County, is another attraction. 
 
Higher Cochran is home to Middle Georgia College, recognized as the oldest twoEducation year college in America. It is one of the original units of the University of 
Georgia System. 
 
Annual Festivals in Bleckley County include the County Fest on the Bleckley Events County Courthouse Square, the Annual Biking Bleckley Event, Spring 
Hillside Bluegrass Festival and the Barksdale Blast. 
County http://www.bleckley.org 
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13023 
 
Middle Georgia College, Cochran 
 
Bleckly County Courthouse, Cochran 
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